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News Supreme Court rules pretrial motion time not excluded under Speedy Trial Act
Supreme Court rules pretrial motion time not excluded under Speedy Trial Act
Jaclyn Belczyk
March 8, 2010 11:16:00 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 7-2 in Bloate v. United States that time granted to prepare pretrial motions is not automatically excludable under the Speedy...

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News Supreme Court upholds bankruptcy law provisions applied to attorneys
Supreme Court upholds bankruptcy law provisions applied to attorneys
Jaclyn Belczyk
March 8, 2010 10:14:00 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled in Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz v. United States that attorneys are considered debt relief agencies under the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention...

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News Italy appeals court upholds police convictions for 2001 G8 summit
Italy appeals court upholds police convictions for 2001 G8 summit
Jaclyn Belczyk
March 8, 2010 09:04:00 am

An Italian appeals court on Friday upheld the convictions of 15 police officers, prison guards, and medical staff found guilty of abusing anti-globalization protesters taken into custody during the 2001 G8 summit in Genoa [BBC backgrounder; JURIST...

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News Canada government pledges to tighten copyright laws
Canada government pledges to tighten copyright laws
Jaclyn Belczyk
March 4, 2010 09:30:00 am

The Canadian government of Conservative Party Prime Minister Stephen Harper pledged Wednesday to strengthen copyright laws . Announcing government policy in the Speech from the Throne opening the third session of the Canada's fortieth Parliament, Canadian Governor...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on immunity for Somalia ex-PM
Supreme Court hears arguments on immunity for Somalia ex-PM
Jaclyn Belczyk
March 3, 2010 02:54:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Samantar v. Yousuf on whether a foreign state's immunity under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities...

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Supreme Court hears arguments in gun rights case
Jaclyn Belczyk
March 2, 2010 03:44:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in McDonald v. City of Chicago on whether the Second Amendment right to keep...

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Supreme Court rules in oil franchise dispute
Jaclyn Belczyk
March 2, 2010 12:57:00 pm

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled unanimously in Mac's Shell Service, Inc. v. Shell Oil Products Co. that a service station operator cannot recover for constructive...

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News Supreme Court rules federal courts have jurisdiction over copyright settlements
Supreme Court rules federal courts have jurisdiction over copyright settlements
Jaclyn Belczyk
March 2, 2010 11:41:00 am

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in Reed Elsevier v. Muchnick that a federal law requiring copyright holders to register their...

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News Supreme Court rules ‘violent felony’ requires use of physical force
Supreme Court rules ‘violent felony’ requires use of physical force
Jaclyn Belczyk
March 2, 2010 10:45:00 am

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled 7-2 in Johnson v. United States that a "violent felony" requires the use of physical force. The court found that...

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Supreme Court hears Enron ex-CEO appeal
Jaclyn Belczyk
March 1, 2010 04:44:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in three cases, including the case of former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling . In Skilling v. United States [oral...

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Georgia became first US state to ban lynching

On December 20, 1893, Georgia became the first state in the Union to pass a law against lynching, making the act punishable by four years in prison.

The statute was not particularly effective - read the text of the 1899 pamphlet Lynch Law in Georgia by anti-lynching activist Ida Wells-Barnett.

UN Drug Trafficking Convention signed

On December 20, 1988, the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances was signed in Vienna, Austria. The treaty provides mechanisms for international coordination in preventing the manufacture and distribution of drugs worldwide. Over 170 countries have signed the treaty to date.

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